uma: ambassador, you mentioned iran. i know that the people of israel, they're concerned about their economy, but iran is definitely up there front and center, and the meeting between the u.n. nuclear watch dog and iran has been pushed back by a day. it will be on february 13th, perhaps another stall tactic. will netanyahu become more aggressive toward iran and could we expect to see more unilateral decisions with respect to iran? >> i believe prime minister netanyahu is dedicated and committed to stopping iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. and time indeed is running out. we believe that by the summer it may be too late. so what we're looking at is actually the spring, maybe, june at the latest, when a decision will have to be made. we still hope that the diplomacy will play its role. we still hope that sanctions will work. but if they don't, i believe that prime minister netanyahu will make sure and will keep his word that he will not allow iran to become nuclear. he will not be willing to be the prime minister durin